CIR filed a petition for rehearing today asking the Supreme Court to re-hear Friedrichs v. CTA when a new, ninth Justice is confirmed. This would allow the question of whether compulsory union fees violate the First Amendment to be heard and decided by the full Court of nine Justices.

The legality of racial preferences at the University of Texas is once again before the Supreme Court. CIR has filed two amicus briefs before the Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas. The case follows CIR’s earlier litigation in Hopwood v. Texas and Gratz and Grutter v. Bollinger. CIR’s amicus briefs argue that after Grutter,

The Eleventh Circuit ruled in favor blogger Irina Chevaldina’s use of an online photo of Raanan Katz, part owner of the Miami Heat and noted real estate developer. The decision sets an important precedent not only in favor of blogger use of “headshot” photos but also against efforts to silence

Lead counsel Michael Carvin filed the opening brief on behalf of petitioners Rebecca Friedrichs and her nine co-plaintiffs before the Supreme Court. The brief urges the Court to strike down its past precedent and recognize that compulsory union dues violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and association. The union

In an order released June 30, the Supreme Court granted the petition filed by Rebecca Friedrichs and her co-plaintiffs asking the Court to review the constitutionality of compulsory union dues. Today’s action means the case will be briefed and argued this fall, with a decision due by June 30, 2016.

The Supreme Court took no action today on Friedrichs v. CTA, CIR’s case challenging compulsory union dues. This means that the Court will take it up again at a later conference, perhaps at a “cleanup” conference this week. The next regular conference is scheduled for September 28th. If the Court

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court today upheld Obamacare against a challenge to the constitutionality of the IRS’s aggressive re-writing of key terms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes known as “Obamacare.” Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy joined the liberal block in voting to uphold

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court threw out the conviction of Pennsylvania resident Anthony Elonis, who was prosecuted and was serving a prison sentence for posting rap lyrics on his Facebook page that his ex-wife found threatening. Elonis contended that he didn’t intend to threaten anyone; the lower courts